Raul Castro: Five things you need to know as US indicts former Cuban president, Trump plans to overthrow regime

Raul Castro: 5 things to know about his indictment

1. The indictment comes amid heightened tensions between the United States and Cuba over Donald Trump Threats of military intervention have been issued to the Cuban government. Additionally, a strict U.S. oil embargo has exacerbated the energy crisis, causing rolling blackouts and triggering protests in the capital.
2. Miami The Freedom Tower, which served as a processing center for more than half a million Cuban refugees fleeing Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution between 1962 and 1974, provides important context for the announcement.
3. Raul Castro reportedly authorized the shooting down of two small planes on February 24, 1996, belonging to the Miami-based Brothers of the Rescue Volunteers, a group of exiles searching for refugees in the 90-mile stretch of sea between Cuba and the Florida Keys. The incident resulted in the deaths of four people: Armando Alejandre Jr., Carlos Costa, Mario de la Pena and Pablo Morales, whose Cessnas was hit by a missile fired by a Cuban Air Force MiG fighter.
4. Raul Castro resigned as president in 2018 and as secretary of the Cuban Communist Party three years later; however, he remains one of the most influential figures in Cuban politics. Fidel Castro died in 2016 at the age of 90.
5. It’s unclear whether he will be brought to a U.S. court to answer the charges.

Marco Rubio sends letter to Cuban people

Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a message to the Cuban people on X. Expressing his thoughts in Spanish, he said: “The reason you are forced to live without electricity is not because of the U.S. oil blockade.

Cuba reacts to Marco Rubio’s post

Cuban Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Cossio talked about the matter in his own post on the X website.